Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your LIT file.
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Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert LIT to another file type
The converter easily converts your LIT eBooks to various formats - free and online. No Microsoft Reader or or other E-Book software needed.
LIT to EPUB
LIT to PDF
LIT to MOBI
LIT to RB
LIT to AZW3
LIT to HTMLZ
LIT to TXTZ
LIT to DOCX
LIT to RTF
LIT to LRF
LIT to TXT
LIT to TCR
Convert a file to LIT
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other "Discontinued eBook Format" formats to LIT without using software like Microsoft Reader or a similar tool.
LRF to LIT
AZW to LIT
CB7 to LIT
HTMLZ to LIT
AZW3 to LIT
DOCX to LIT
TXTZ to LIT
PML to LIT
RTF to LIT
RB to LIT
CBC to LIT
MOBI to LIT
About LIT files
The .LIT file extension primarily represents a Microsoft Reader eBook file. Developed by Microsoft in 2000, this format was designed exclusively for the Microsoft Reader software and utilized ClearType technology to improve readability on LCD screens. While historically popular on early Windows Mobile devices, the format and its supporting software were officially discontinued in 2011. A tiny fraction of .LIT files are also used as Literate Haskell Scripts or Lit Source Code files. The primary disadvantage of the .LIT format is its complete obsolescence. Modern e-readers like the Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Apple Books cannot open these files. Furthermore, many commercial .LIT files were locked with strict Digital Rights Management (DRM), making them inaccessible without the original license and legacy software. You need to convert this file simply to read the text on any device manufactured in the last decade. For modern compatibility, convert your files based on your reading intent. For universal e-reader compatibility, convert to EPUB. For Kindle devices, convert to AZW3 or MOBI. For archiving or sharing across standard desktop operating systems, convert to PDF. Note that converting DRM-protected files may strip licensing metadata or fail if the encryption cannot be legally bypassed. Drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it securely right in your browser.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your LIT file.
If you want to convert LIT file to JS, TS, PY, JAVA, CPP, C, CS or PHP, you can use Microsoft Reader or similar software from the "Legacy E-Book Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert SH, PY, KT, PS1, SWIFT, LUA, PL, JAVA, SCALA, JS, VBS or TS files to LIT, try Microsoft Reader or another comparable tool in the "Legacy E-Book Storage" category.
The LIT Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LIT converter.